Why this petition matters

Your support can help turn the Box Hill Brickworks site into a park for everyone today and for generations to come.

The former quarry and landfill site is off Elgar Road only a couple of streets from Box Hill Central.

The site is the last untouched greenfield expanse in the heart of Box Hill.

The Suburban Rail Loop Authority now has control over the future planning of Box Hill and has earmarked the Brickworks site for a major housing development and possible road extension.

The Suburban Rail Loop project will also result in the loss of open space
and canopy trees in Box Hill.

Box Hill has many new high-rise residential towers and more planned. These provide much needed accommodation for Melbourne’s growing population - but there is a pressing need for more public open space.

The vision

Imagine the Box Hill Brickworks site as a permanent green oasis; a sanctuary amidst the urban density. Picture picnic areas, playgrounds, canopy trees, water features, winding trails and passive recreation areas for everyone to enjoy.

This vision could become a reality similar to the Darebin Parklands in Fairfield and Northcote’s All Nations Park. They are just two examples, of many around Melbourne, where former quarries and landfill sites have been transformed into vibrant, beautifully landscaped public spaces.

The facts

• The Box Hill Brickworks ceased operations in 1988, and the landfill was closed 25 years ago, in 1999.
  
  
• Environmental audits have deemed the site suitable for recreational open space.
  
  
• The site holds unlimited potential for passive recreation and as an urban treed landscape.
  
  
• Parks are not a luxury but essential for physical and mental wellbeing, vital for the environment and biodiversity as well as fostering community spirit and social connections.
  
  
• The heritage buildings on the site, though in disrepair, offer opportunities for revitalisation and community use.

Your voice matters

Let’s seize this opportunity.

We call on the Victorian government to ensure the Box Hill Brickworks site is saved for parkland.

Join us in raising our collective voice.

Say YES to preserving the Box Hill Brickworks site for public parkland and NO to overdevelopment of the site with housing.

We appreciate your support which will send a strong message to the
Victorian Government and the Suburban Rail Loop Authority.

You may also wish to email your support to local MP Paul Hamer –
paul.hamer@parliament.vic.gov.au and City of Whitehorse Mayor, Cr Denise Massoud - denise.massoud@whitehorse.vic.gov.au